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and played the leads and
people started to say
I should go pro.
How do you switch off
from work?
I look after my 92-year-old
aunt Fran, who’s awfully
funny. I can’t breathe if
I haven’t got a crossword
puzzle, and I love soaps
– especially Corrie with
Roy Cropper and Hayley.
My fella’s behaving like
Roy Cropper at the
moment [laughs]. We’re
getting married in a
couple of weeks.
Congratulations!
I’ve been with him 35
years so it’s about time. He
popped the question on
Skype – I think he went
down on one knee but
don’t know for sure
because he went out of
vision. He could have just
been tying his shoelaces
[laughs].
London River is released
nationwide on 9 July
GLAM DRAM: AT THE
59TH BERLIN FILM
FESTIVAL LAST YEAR
BLETHYN PUTS IN A
MOVING PERFORMANCE
IN LONDON RIVER
FASHION
Triumphant return of cult
Britpop fashion brand
It’s over a decade since
Britpop gripped the nation
but while the music has
faded, the Nineties fashion
label it inspired, FAKE
London, is back on the scene.
Adored by Gwen Stefani
and Madonna, the irreverent
label that gave us quirky
bulldogs and kitsch royal
crests – among other trends
Fancy adding the new Mulberry
to your handbag collection?
Course you do. And thanks to
Renault, who are launching the
legendary Gordini series, we’re
offering you the chance to win
one. Inspired by Amédée
Gordini, the iconic sportscar
manufacturer of the Sixties,
Renault has released two limited
edition updates, the Clio
inspired by British heritage
iconography – is relaunching
after a three-year sabbatical,
with founder and creative
director Desiree Mejer at
the helm.
The collection features
frayed trims which give an
artisan touch and includes
inventive separates that can
be layered together. The
Gordini and Twingo Gordini. To
celebrate, we’re giving away an
equally stylish Mulberry Mitzy
East West Hobo in oak-pebbled
leather, worth £495. To enter, go
to www.stylistsurvey.co.uk and
fill out the survey by 13 July
2010 (terms and conditions
apply). Only 10 minutes of
form filling for a potential
designer bag? Oh, OK then.
result? Affordable investment
pieces that are made to stand
the test of time.
With artist du jour
Damien Hirst creating a
series of original spin
paintings to celebrate the
relaunch, the label – sold
exclusively in Harvey Nichols
– is fast resurrecting its
edgy status, with Kate Moss
SCOOP
FAKE LONDON’S NEW
COLLECTION (FROM LEFT):
DRESS, £290, DENIM JACKET,
£410, JACKET, £695
having already put her name
down for the red Union
Jack dress (above left).
Our picks include the
super-cool military denim
jacket with vintage frogging
(pictured centre) and
surrealist ‘plastic’ bag.
On sale 12 July; from £68-£350
(harveynichols.com)
STYLIST SURVEY WIN A MULBERRY MITZY
EAST WEST HOBO, £495
Win a Mulberry handbag